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EN 1.4417 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8509 Steel

Both EN 1.4417 stainless steel and EN 1.8509 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4417 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8509 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 66.9
95.5 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0